Swimming Australia has been forced to take action after after false quotes attributed to Kyle Chalmers appeared on Meta social media platforms.

Chalmers is the second Australian swimmer to have quotes attributed to them — quotes were also attributed to Molly O'Callaghan on October 12.

The comments relate to LGBT and transgender athletes, including American Lia Thomas.

Swimming Australia has requested that the quotes be removed by Meta, which owns Facebook and Instagram.

"There are currently fabricated quotes attributed to Dolphin Kyle Chalmers appearing on social media," a Swimming Australia statement said.

"Kyle Chalmers has never been interviewed by Swim Hub or Swim Aquatics and additionally has never provided commentary on LGBT or Transgender athletes.

"Meta was first advised of t

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